William marston seabury



No. 625,960, I Patented May 30, I899. w. M. SEABURY.

SHAVING BRUSH.

(Application filed Oct. 19, 1898.)

(N0 Model.)

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wiLLIAM MARS'TON SEABURY, on NEW YORK, N. Y

FSHAVING-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,960, dated May 30,1899.

Application filed October 19, 1898. Serial No. 693,966. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that LWILLIAM MARSTON SEA- BURY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShaving-Brushes, of which the following is a full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to shaving-brushes; and the object thereof is toprovide an improved device of this class the handle of which is hollowand adapted to receive a bar of soap, the brush being annular in form,whereby said bar of soap may be projected thereinto from the handle; andwith this and other objects in view the invention consists in the devicehereinafter ,described and ciaimed.

-The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved shaving-brush; Fig. 2, a longitudinalsection showing the soap in position, and Fig. 3 a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings forming part of this specification the separate parts ofmy improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in eachof the views, and in the practice of my invention I provide a hollowcylindrical handle 5, which is closed at one end and open at the otherand provided at the open end and on one side thereof with a shoulder orprojection 6, to which are pivoted, as shown at 7, two segmental jaws 8,each of which is composed of two similar segmental plates 9 and 10,between which is a segmental space 11, in which the material of thebrush 13 is secured, and the plates 9 and 10 of the jaws 8 are securedtogether by pins 16. The jaws 8 when connected at their free ends form acircular annular cap for the handle 5, and secured to the handle 5,directly beneath the point where the free ends of said jaws meet, asshown at 14, is a T-spring 15, and said jaws are each provided adjacentto the inner end thereof with an outwardly-directed lug or projection17, and said lugs or projections'are adapted to enter correspondingcavities or recesses 18, formed in the inner side of the end of thecross-head 19 of the T-spring 15. The

cavities or recesses 18 are stamped in the crosshead of the T-spring,and by means thereof semiglobular projections 20 are formed on saidcross-head, and all that is necessary to separate the free ends of thejaws S and cause them to swing outwardly on their pivotal or hingeconnection at 7- is to pull the crosshead 19 of the T-spring outwardly,as will be readily understood, and by swinging said jaws back intoposition they will engage with the T spring, as shown in Fig. 1, and besecurely held inplace. As thus constructed, it will be seen that thatpart of the brush which is connected with the jaws 8 is annular in form,and in practice I place in the handle 5 'a cylindrical bar of soap, asshown at 21,

and this bar of soap is preferably made of such size as to closely fitthe circular end piece or cap formed by the jaws 8 and may be adjustedtherein, and the inner segmental plate of said jaws is preferablyprovided with outwardly-directed teeth or projections 22, which aid inholding the material of the brush in said jaws.

The bar of soap may be so adjusted as to project almost to the outer endof the brush, and when not in use for shaving it may be pushed back intothe handle, and my improved brush will be readily understood by allthose familiar with this class of devices.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters 'Patent 1; A shaving-brush, comprising a hollow handle openat one end and adapted to hold a bar of soap, said handle being providedat its open end with an attachment in which the material of the brush issecured, and which is also adapted to hold the bar of soap,substantially as shown and described.

2. A shaving-brush, comprising a cylindrical hollow handle open at oneend and closed at the other, said handle being provided atits open endwith two segmental hinged jaws in which are formed segmental spaces inwhich the material of the brush is secured, said jaws being adapted whenclosed together to form an end piece or cap for the handle and means forsecuring said jaws in the closed position, consisting of a devicesecured to the handle and overlapping and engaging the free ends of saidjaws, substantially as shown and described.

3. A shaving-brush, comprising a hollow cylindrical handle, open at oneend and closed at the other, and adapted to receive a bar of soap, saidhandle being provided at its open end with an annular brush connectedwith segmental jaws hinged to the handle and adapted to hold said bar ofsoap, said handle being provided with means for holding said jaws in aclosed position, substantially as shown and described.

4. A shaving-brush, comprising a cylindrical hollow handle, open at oneend and closed at the other, said handle being provided at its open endwith two segmental jaws in which are formed segmental spaces, in whichthe material of the brush is secured, said jaws being adapted whenclosed together to form an end piece or cap for the handle, and meansfor securing said jaws in the closed position, substantially as shownand described.

5. A shaving-brush, comprising a tubular handle, open at one end, andadapted to hold a bar of soap, said handle being provided at its openend with jaws for holding said bar of soap and in which the material ofthe brush is secured, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 18th day'ofOctober, 1898.

WILLIAM MARSTON SEAllUltl.

lVitncsses:

F. A. STEWART, A. O. MCLOUGHLIN.

